Patents by Inventor Aaron L. Dunaway

Aaron L. Dunaway has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9550407
    Abstract: A roof for a cab of a machine includes a roof surface with a rearward incline having a front portion higher than a rear portion. The roof surface has a recessed portion at the rear portion that receives a Heating Ventilation and Cooling (HVAC) unit. The recessed portion includes a rearward facing sidewall with a rearward incline, such that an upper end of the rearward facing sidewall is closer to the front portion than a lower end. The rearward facing sidewall has a lateral opening, a pair of lateral sidewalls, and a base with a rearward incline, such that a front end of the base is higher than a rear end. The base has an upright opening with a ridge protruding upward, defining a perimeter of the upright opening. The rearward facing sidewall, the pair of lateral sidewalls, and the base, define a contiguous peripheral portion of the recessed portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, Jeffrey A. Zurinski, Alexa E. Davis, Aaron L. Dunaway, Christian D. Ritchie
  • Patent number: 9346495
    Abstract: A cabin is disclosed for use with a mobile machine. The cabin may have a floor and a roof. The cabin may also have at least one A-post located at a leading end relative to a forward travel direction of the mobile machine, and a C-post located at a trailing end opposite the at least one A-post. The C-post may have two terminal ends located at the floor, and a single terminal end located at the roof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Zurinski, Aaron L. Dunaway, Matthew J. Gielda, Thomas A. Jenne, Rajesh Mishra, Christian D. Ritchie, Brent R. Frazier, Matthew J. Rettick
  • Publication number: 20160039262
    Abstract: A roof for a cab of a machine includes a roof surface with a rearward incline having a front portion higher than a rear portion. The roof surface has a recessed portion at the rear portion that receives a Heating Ventilation and Cooling (HVAC) unit. The recessed portion includes a rearward facing sidewall with a rearward incline, such that an upper end of the rearward facing sidewall is closer to the front portion than a lower end. The rearward facing sidewall has a lateral opening, a pair of lateral sidewalls, and a base with a rearward incline, such that a front end of the base is higher than a rear end. The base has an upright opening with a ridge protruding upward, defining a perimeter of the upright opening. The rearward facing sidewall, the pair of lateral sidewalls, and the base, define a contiguous peripheral portion of the recessed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Gielda, JEFFREY A. ZURINSKI, ALEXA E. DAVIS, AARON L. DUNAWAY, CHRISTIAN D. RITCHIE
  • Publication number: 20150298749
    Abstract: A cabin is disclosed for use with a mobile machine. The cabin may have a floor and a roof. The cabin may also have at least one A-post located at a leading end relative to a forward travel direction of the mobile machine, and a C-post located at a trailing end opposite the at least one A-post. The C-post may have two terminal ends located at the floor, and a single terminal end located at the roof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. ZURINSKI, Aaron L. DUNAWAY, Matthew J. GIELDA, Thomas A. JENNE, Rajesh MISHRA, Christian D. RITCHIE, Brent R. FRAZIER, Matthew J. RETTICK
  • Patent number: 5157008
    Abstract: Hydrocarbon solvent solutions of alkylaluminoxane are made by mixing trimethylaluminum and a hydrocarbylaluminum compound, which compound contains at least one hydrocarbyl group having 2 or more carbon atoms, in a hydrocarbon solvent and thereafter adding water or a hydrated compound so as to form a solution of alkylaluminoxane in said solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Ethyl Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel A. Sangokoya, Milham S. Howie, Aaron L. Dunaway
  • Patent number: D993847
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron L. Dunaway, Terril J. Johnson, Christian D. Ritchie